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Flight Instructor and Student Checklist

Instrument Rating Requirements

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GENERAL

A person who applies for an airplane instrument rating must:

___ Hold at least a current private pilot certificate with an airplane rating. ___ Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the language (or have operating limitations placed on the pilot certificate). ___ Receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or accomplish a home-study course of training on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed below that apply to the instrument rating sought. ___ Receive a logbook or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying that the person is prepared to take the required knowledge test ___ Receive and log training on the areas of operation listed below (Flight Proficiency) from an authorized instructor in an aircraft, flight simulator, or flight training device that represents an airplane. ___ Receive a logbook or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying that the person is prepared to take the required practical test. ___ Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed below; however, an applicant is not required to take another knowledge test when that person already holds an instrument rating. ___ Have an endorsement that has been signed by an authorized instructor certifying that the applicant has received and logged training time within 60 days preceding the date of application in preparation for the practical test, is prepared for the required practical test, and has demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the subject areas in which the applicant was deficient on the airman knowledge test (61.39). ___ Have a completed and signed application form (61.39). ___ Pass the required practical test on the areas of operation listed below (Flight Proficiency) in an airplane, or a flight simulator or flight training device appropriate to the rating sought and approved for the specific maneuver or procedure performed. If a flight training device is used for the practical test, the instrument approach procedures conducted in that flight training device are limited to one precision and one nonprecision approach, provided the flight training device is approved for the procedure performed. AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE

A person who applies for an instrument rating must have received and logged ground training from an authorized instructor or accomplished a home-study course on the following aeronautical knowledge areas that apply to the instrument rating sought:

___ An authorized instructor has given the student pilot flight training at the other airport, and that training includes flight in both directions over the route, entering and exiting the traffic pattern, and ___ Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that apply to flight operations under IFR. ___ Appropriate information that applies to flight operations under IFR in the "Aeronautical Information Manual." ___ Air traffic control system and procedures for instrument flight operations. ___ IFR navigation and approaches by use of navigation systems. ___ Use of IFR en route and instrument approach procedure charts. ___ Procurement and use of aviation weather reports and forecasts and the elements of forecasting weather trends based on that information and personal observation of weather conditions. ___ Safe and efficient operation of aircraft under instrument flight rules and conditions ___ Recognition of critical weather situations and windshear avoidance. ___ Aeronautical decision making and judgment. ___ Crew resource management, including crew communication and coordination.

FLIGHT PROFICIENCY

A person who applies for an instrument rating must receive and log training from an authorized instructor in an aircraft, or in a flight simulator or flight training device, in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section, that includes the following areas of operation:

___ Preflight preparation. ___ Preflight procedures. ___ Air traffic control clearances and procedures. ___ Flight by reference to instruments. ___ Navigation systems. ___ Instrument approach procedures. ___ Emergency operations. ___ Postflight procedures. AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE

A person who applies for an instrument rating must have logged the following:

___ At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes. (Each cross-country flight must include a landing at least 50 nm straight line distance from the departure point.) ___ A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation listed above (Flight Proficiency). ___ At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in the aircraft category for which the instrument rating is sought. ___ At least 3 hours of instrument training that is appropriate to the instrument rating sought from an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the 60 days preceding the date of the test. ___ Instrument training on cross- country flight procedures specific to airplanes that includes at least one cross-country flight in an airplane that is performed under IFR, and consists of--

(a) A distance of at least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing.

(b) An instrument approach at each airport.

(c) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.

USE OF FLIGHT SIMULATORS OR FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICES

If the instrument training was provided by an authorized instructor in a flight simulator or flight training device--

___ A maximum of 30 hours may be performed in that flight simulator or flight training device if the training was accomplished in accordance with part 142 of this chapter; or ___ A maximum of 20 hours may be performed in that flight simulator or flight training device if the training was not accomplished in accordance with part 142 of this chapter. EXAMPLES OF LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS -- INSTRUMENT TRAINING

The following examples are recommended for use by authorized instructors when endorsing pilot logbooks for instrument instruction. Each endorsement should include the instructor's signature, date of signature, CFII certificate number, and certificate expiration date. A reference to the appropriate FAR is provided for each endorsement.

1. Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1) and 61.65(a) and (b)

I certify that (First name, MI, Last name) has received the required training of § 61.65(b). I have determined that he/she is prepared for the (name the knowledge test).

S/S [date] J.J. Jones 987654321CFII Exp. 12-31-00

2. Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.65(a)(6)

I certify that (First name, MI, Last name) has received the required training of §§ 61.65(c) and (d). I have determined he/she is prepared for the Instrument (Airplane, Helicopter, or Powered-lift) practical test

3. Completion of an instrument proficiency check: §§ 61.57(d)

I certify that (First name, MI, Last name), (pilot certificate), (certificate number), has satisfactorily completed the instrument proficiency check of §61.57(d) in a (list make and model of aircraft) on (date).